Nov 25, 2025
Jim Burke, the CEO of Texas-based electricity provider Vistra, discusses the challenges of serving the state and U.S. markets at a time of expanding power demand from data centers and residential users. The Dallas Fed’s Pia Orrenius and Garrett Golding explore with Burke what will be needed to keep up.
Nov 6, 2025
Cullum Clark, director of the Bush Institute–SMU Economic Growth Initiative and an adjunct economics professor at Southern Methodist University, discusses his recent report, “Build Homes, Expand Opportunity; Lessons from America’s Fastest-Growing Cities” with the Dallas Fed’s Pia Orrenius.
Sep 22, 2025
Texas is a leader in accepting credentials from for-profit teacher certification providers. Dallas Fed economist Christa Deneault’s research examines how the Texas program stacks up with credentials earned through more conventional means. She discusses her findings with the Dallas Fed’s Pia Orrenius.
Aug 26, 2025
Garheng Kong, a physician by training, founded Austin-based private equity firm HealthQuest Capital more than a decade ago. He reflects on how changing attitudes and technology, including AI, are changing U.S. health care.
May 29, 2025
Jerry Pacheco, president of the Border Industrial Association in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, has been a guiding force behind the Santa Teresa Port of Entry, an alternative to the busy El Paso crossing nearby. He tells Dallas Fed economists Pia Orrenius and Isabel Brizuela how 12 miles of dirt highway eventually led to the...